Judy and New Member

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Hi Judy and all:

I have reading posts for quite some time. I hope I am using the correct

protocol for this reply, as this is my first posting. I am now ready to start

the process to qualify for a CI. My history (and even my age) is extremely

similar to yours. I also am in Tucson. I will be interested to hear about how

your journey goes. And thanks to everyone on the list who has written so

openly and warmly of your own journeys.

in Tucson

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Sue

What a coincidence, both of us being in Tucson. We received some

good information from Adult Loss of Hearing Association (Aloha).

They have some videos on 2 of the CI's. The videos provided some

technical and some testimonials from recipients. We are in the

investigation process at the present time. A local doctor has

recommended a specialist in Phoenix. I saw a specialist in Dallas

in 2000, and he leads a CI team there. Dallas is our second choice.

Did you lose your hearing suddenly? Most of the CI testimonials

have been with people that lost their hearing over a long period of

time. We contacted two people in Tucson that recently (within 3

years) received Cis. One very successful, returned to work after

several months and one not so successful, word recognition 20% after

2 years. Aloha can put you in touch with them.

Judy

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> Hi Judy and all:

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> I have reading posts for quite some time. I hope I am using the

correct

> protocol for this reply, as this is my first posting. I am now

ready to start

> the process to qualify for a CI. My history (and even my age) is

extremely

> similar to yours. I also am in Tucson. I will be interested to

hear about how

> your journey goes. And thanks to everyone on the list who has

written so

> openly and warmly of your own journeys.

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> in Tucson

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